Obtaining a Death Certificate by Mail

Certified copies of death certificates may be purchased by mail within 60 days after deaths occurring in Orange County. The fee for a death certificate is $21.00 each. Please include a stamped, self-addressed business-size or manilla envelope with your order.

There is no fee to correct errors on death certificates if the correction is made prior to one year of the date of death. All corrections made after one year of the death are $20.00. This fee is included with the application and mailed to the Office of State Registrar in Sacramento.

Once you have completed the form, mail it, along with any required fees, to:

Processing corrections to a death certificate will take approximately three to four months. After the correction has been made in Sacramento, you may purchase certified copies from Birth and Death Registration in Santa Ana.

Please note that not all items on a death certificate may be changed with this form.

Please contact Birth & Death Registration if you have any further questions at (714) 480-6700.

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